During our SVGives events, we learned that there was a tremendous desire and need among nonprofit organizations to increase their knowledge of fundraising strategies, social media usage and media outreach. The recorded training sessions below address those topics and more.
2016 Training Session Videos
2015 Training Session Videos
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Telling Your Story | How to Tell Your Story through Social Media |
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2015 Training Presentations
- SVGives: Making an Impact with Mobile
- Organizing Your Donors to Win Prizes
- Telling your Story through Social Media
- SVGives Information Session - 10-27-14
- SVGives Trainings - 4-27-15
2015 Publications
- 2014 Silicon Valley Gives Report
- Knight Foundation’s Giving Day Playbook
- The Case Foundation and Razoo’s Report: How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities
SVGives2014 Promo Videos
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Silicon Valley Gives SVGives Micro Documentary |
Get That GIVING Feeling! Silicon Valley Gives on May 6! |
2014 Training Session Videos
2014 Training Presentations
- Organizing Donors to Win Prizes and Matches, Sabira Alloo – 4/1/14 and 4/2/14
- Day of Events and Activities, Melanie LeGrande - 3/28/14 and 3/31/14
- Your Story with YouTube presenter Ian Kawata, SVCF Creative Director
- Amplify Your Social Media Profile presenter Haley Hebert, Luis Pulse 2/3/14
- Facebook: Tips and Tricks to Promote your NPO, Presenter Ian Kawata, SVCF Creative Director 1/27/14
- Communications Plan Presentation: Meredith Fenton, Fenton Communications - 1/22/14
- Telling Your Story PowerPoint Slides, Presenter Jennifer Kammeyer - 1/16/14
- Telling Your Story PowerPoint Slides - 1/13/14
- Nonprofit Information Sessions PowerPoint Slides - 1/6/14 and 1/7/14
- Razoo nonprofit example page
- Nonprofit Information Sessions PowerPoint Slides - 10/28/13 and 11/1/13